drought

Authorities say more human remains have been found at drought-stricken Lake Mead National Recreation Area east of Las Vegas.

The newly proposed Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 would allow water rights to the Colorado, Verde and Bill Williams rivers and would fund infrastructure to deliver about 4,000 acre-feet of water annually to the tribe.

The Bureau of Reclamation has approved funding for five western states to improve long-term drought resiliency through drought contingency plans. Kingman has been selection to receive $100,000 to improve water supply reliability.

Authorities say another body has surfaced at Lake Mead — this time in a swimming area where water levels have dropped to unprecedented lows because of drought and climate change.

Hualapai leaders are urging the Senate to approve a water plan that would give the tribe water rights to local rivers as their wells fail under the stress of the continuing drought.

Several key pieces of the rules that govern the Colorado River Basin are set to expire in 2026, including guidelines for dealing with drought and water shortage. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has asked for the public’s input on what should come next. KNAU’s Melissa Sevigny spoke about the opportunity to shape the Southwest’s future with University of New Mexico water policy expert John Fleck.

The National Park Service says invasive smallmouth bass have been found in the mainstem Colorado River below the Glen Canyon dam. The announcement comes as lake levels drop to unprecedented lows.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has signed legislation that will provide $1.2 billion over three years to boost long-term water supplies for the desert state and implement conservation efforts that will see more immediate effects.

Confirming their worst fears for record-low lake levels, National Park Service fisheries biologists have discovered that smallmouth bass, a non-native predator fish, has made its way through Glen Canyon dam to the lower Colorado River.

A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking Lake Mead.